CVE-2018-20251

N/A
Published: February 5, 2019 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWinRAR

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 31%

Description

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, there is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format. The UNACE module (UNACEV2.dll) creates files and folders as written in the filename field even when WinRAR validator noticed the traversal attempt and requestd to abort the extraction process. the operation is cancelled only after the folders and files were created but prior to them being written, therefore allowing the attacker to create empty files and folders everywhere in the file system.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-693CWE-22

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